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Lin Yuan separated from Zhang Hua, and Zhang Hua asked someone to make a special bowl, while Lin Yuan returned home. It was already dawn, and when Lin Yuan saw Guan'er, he asked, "When will the wood god go again?" Performing in the palace?"

Guan'er said: "It depends on the Queen Mother's mood. Maybe it's just the last few days, maybe it will take a long time. It's hard to say."

Lin Yuan asked: "When the wood god is performing, can the ministers outside go watch it?"

Guan'er said: "Of course it is possible, but the queen mother must invite her. The queen mother has invited many ministers before."

Lin Yuan thought for a while and asked, "If the wood god is going to perform, how many days in advance can he know?"

Guan'er said: "If you come to perform, you will know three or four days in advance. Think about it, if they come, the people accompanying them will be strictly inspected. What if an assassin sneaks in? They are entering the inner palace again. , the inside is either a concubine or a palace maid. They cannot be seen by outsiders, so they have to arrange things to avoid in advance. There are more trivial things, such as who should sit in which position, what snacks should be prepared for whom, what must be done? It will take a few days to make arrangements."

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "It seems that the things that the wood god will perform can be known in advance, but how should I know about the things in the palace? It used to be possible for Guan'er to pass on the news, but now Guan'er doesn't want to go to the palace anymore. , what should I do? By the way, ask the housekeeper Liu San, he will definitely know."

So Lin Yuan called the butler Liu San and asked, "Do you know how to get news from the palace?"

Liu San smiled and said: "It's easy. There are so many people in the palace, they all have to eat, drink, and scatter. They don't farm land in the palace, so all food and clothing must be transported in from the outside. The place in charge of this matter It is called the House of Internal Affairs, and the House of Internal Affairs often has eunuchs from the imperial palace coming in and out, and when they come out and go in, they always gossip with the people in the House of Internal Affairs, so that news from the palace will spread.”

Lin Yuan said: "Okay, you go and give a big gift to the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately, and if that wood god goes to perform in the palace again, you have someone notify me."

Liu San nodded. In the evening, news came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, saying that the latest performance will be held in three days. Minister.

Liu San took the list and said to Lin Yuan indignantly: "My lord, you are the greatest contributor to the Qing Dynasty. Who can contribute more than you? I didn't expect them not to invite you."

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "It would be best not to invite me. If Wang Tianmu knew that I would also go, he would be too scared to perform." Lin Yuan didn't challenge Liu San either. The messenger sent a special bowl to Lin Yuan. This bowl was made of fine steel, with a layer of ceramic-like paint painted on the outside, so it looked just like a porcelain bowl.

On the day of the performance, Lin Yuan used the excuse of reporting on the reform of weights and measures and the calendar to enter the palace. Lin Yuan came early in the morning and deliberately delayed for a long time. He didn't mean to end when the performance started. , Emperor Guangxu had no choice but to say: "Lin Aiqing, the queen mother wants me to go to the fairy performance, let's talk about it another day."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I've also heard about this performance. I wonder if any ministers will be there?"

Emperor Guangxu laughed and said, "Why not? People like Xu Aiqing and Yuan Aiqing are all going."

Lin Yuan pretended to be unhappy and asked, "Then why didn't you invite me?"

After hearing this, Emperor Guangxu laughed and said: "Lin Aiqing has a heavy burden and so many things to do, so we didn't call you. If you want to come, we will call you next time."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Why do you want to do it next time? Isn't it possible this time?"

Emperor Guangxu smiled and said: "It's not impossible, but our seats have already been arranged. The mother and concubines are watching on the second floor. I took a few ministers to watch on the first floor. According to your grade, you must sit. The first floor, but there are no seats left on the first floor."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll just stand aside and watch."

Emperor Guangxu couldn't help laughing with his mouth covered, and said: "How can it be done? My most powerful general in the Qing Dynasty doesn't even have a seat to sit!"

Lin Yuan asked with a smile: "Don't you want to know how he got his immortal technique?"

Emperor Guangxu said: "Immortal art, of course it comes from years of practice."

Lin Yuan suddenly had an idea, and said: "How about this, you can get me a eunuch's clothes, and I will stand by and watch, and then I will be able to decipher his magic."

Emperor Guangxu laughed, and said: "Lin Aiqing doesn't think it's insulting, that's good," Emperor Guangxu shouted to the outside: "Invite Li Lianying." Use the word "please".

Li Lianying came after a while. Emperor Guangxu pointed at Lin Yuan and said with a smile, "Get Lin Aiqing a eunuch's clothes."

This sentence frightened Li Lianying, thinking: "Our eunuchs are the most despised, why does this Lin Yuan want to wear our clothes?" How could he know Lin Yuan's thoughts, Lin Yuan could understand, if Wang Tianmu took the bowl from below casually, so he could not guarantee that the special bowl would be delivered to him. Only by pretending to be an eunuch could he guarantee that the special bowl would be delivered up.

Li Lianying took Lin Yuan to change clothes in bewilderment, and Lin Yuan said to him, "What's the process of performing Broken Bowl later?"

Li Lianying replied: "First a little eunuch went down to get the bowl, and then came back to give it to the Wood God."

Lin Yuan said: "Well, let the little eunuch take the bowl and give it to me first, understand?"

Li Lianying didn't understand what Lin Yuan meant, but she nodded, took him to the eunuchs, then pointed to Lin Yuan and said to everyone: "In order to ensure that this performance will not go wrong, I specially appointed him to be your leader. You have to listen to him in everything, understand?"

Everyone nodded again and again, and soon the performance began. As usual, Wang Tianmu's disciples pretended to be ghosts. After a while, Wang Tianmu lifted the "Xiantai" up, and then assigned a little eunuch to go down to get the bowl. Cixi was very happy. He specially gave his tea bowl to the little eunuch and asked him to take it to the stage.

The little eunuch walked to the edge of the table with the bowl, but was stopped by Lin Yuan when he was about to go up, Lin Yuan stretched out his hand towards him, the little eunuch handed the bowl to Lin Yuan obediently, Lin Yuan turned around, Taking advantage of no one's attention, he stuffed the bowl into his sleeve, took the special bowl in his hand, and walked towards the stage.

Everyone in the audience was waiting to see the magical magic, and everyone on the stage was busy pretending to be a ghost. No one noticed Lin Yuan's little move. Lin Yuan lowered his head and handed the special bowl to the disciple. The disciple It was handed over to Wang Tianmu again, and Lin Yuan saw Wang Tianmu stroke the bottom of the bowl with his finger, and then put the bowl into the glass cover.

When Wang Tianmu pulled out his hand, Lin Yuan could see clearly that he had a wrench on his finger. Lin Yuan immediately understood that the wrench on Wang Tianmu's hand must be made of diamond. Crack, then it is much more convenient when breaking the bowl.